Disney Facts: 5 quick facts about Cars Land

Our recent trip to Disneyland was spectacular and the one portion of it that was phenomenal was Cars Land.

A view of Radiator Springs Racers ride in Cars Land.

The land, located inside Disney’s California Adventure is a wonder to see at night with 16 neon signs. 

The land, based on Disney-Pixar movies “Cars” and Cars 2″ spans 12 acres and is home to one of the most spectacular rides created – Radiator Springs Racers.

Here are five quick facts from Disney about Cars Land:

1. The rockwork of Cars Land spans more than 300,000 square feet – making it the largest rockwork construction in any domestic Disney theme park.

2. The peaks of Cadillac Range represent Cadillac tail fins from 1957, 1958, 1959 (the pinnacle), 1960, 1961 and 1962. The mountain range is inspired by an art installation of old Cadillacs half-buried nose-first into the ground, known as “Cadillac Ranch” in Amarillo, Texas.

3. Radiator Springs Racers covers six acres, half of the space of Cars Land.

4. Luigi’s Flying Tires attraction is a nod to the classic Flying Saucers attraction, which operated in Tomorrowland from 1961 to 1966.

5. Larry the Cable Guy (voice of Mater from “Cars”) recorded seven original songs for the Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree attraction.